Generous Gifts Made 2012 a Memorable Year

Last year proved to be a banner year for the AAPG Foundation, as nearly $3 million was received in financial gifts.

That makes 2012 the second highest year of support in Foundation history, behind only the giving total for 2005 – when the Foundation received a $10 million bequest from the late L. Austin Weeks.

Programs that saw the biggest jump in funding included the General Fund; the James Hartman Student Leadership Program; the OSU-GIS Consortium; Grants-In-Aid; the Imperial Barrel Award; and the Education Fund.

Clearly, your donations are helping us reach the next generation of geologists in so many exciting ways.

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Last year proved to be a banner year for the AAPG Foundation, as nearly $3 million was received in financial gifts.

That makes 2012 the second highest year of support in Foundation history, behind only the giving total for 2005 – when the Foundation received a $10 million bequest from the late L. Austin Weeks.

Programs that saw the biggest jump in funding included the General Fund; the James Hartman Student Leadership Program; the OSU-GIS Consortium; Grants-In-Aid; the Imperial Barrel Award; and the Education Fund.

Clearly, your donations are helping us reach the next generation of geologists in so many exciting ways.

A current focus of the AAPG Foundation’s fundraising efforts is the L. Austin Weeks Undergraduate Grant program, which supports educational expenses of undergraduate geoscience students and the departments of their school or university.